Mine-car.



J. M. HANSEN.

MINE GAR. APPLICATION FILED MAB..14, 1908.

' Patented May 18, 1909.

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. vertically from the edges ofthe bottom for a outwardly' to provide the-vertical stifleners that when bent to shape t e downwardly v resident of Pittsburg, in the` county'of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in glMine-Cars;`and I do hereby 'declare thea-folow section on theline 1-1 F1g. 2`; Fig. 2 is in as atl 6, and have their upper portions vertical, as at 7, in order to permit the body to fit UNlTED STATE PATENT onirica".

JOHN M. HANSEN, OF FITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

MINE-'CAR.

No. 921,829. l Specification of Lette-rs Patent. l Patented May 18,v 1.90.9..`

Appncauon med Marcil' 14,1sos.' serial 110.421,209. l

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T0 all whom 'itmay concern.'

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This invention relates to mine and similar cars, and more especially to the 'body porthe characters ecifxe in details hereinafter describedand c aimed, and particularly with aview of forming alight, strong body and vone having a minimum number of parts and a minimum number of riveted joints.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is in part'a plan view and in parta horizontal The object is to improve bodiesfof cars of part 'a side view and in part a vertical longitudinal section' on the line 22, Fig. 1; Fig. '3 1s an end view; Fig. 4 1s a transverse sectin on the line 4 4, Fig. 1; Fi 5 is a perspective view of an end of the si e plate f ig'. 6 is a similar view of a portion of the bottom plate; and Fig. 7 is a detailed view showing a` modified corner section between the side and bottom plates. v

The body of myimproved car comprises two side plates 1, a bottom plate 2, end plate 3, and an end door 4. The side plates extend distance, as at 5 and then flare outwardly,

down in between the wheels and at the uper portion overhang the wheels to provi e arge ca acity'. These side plates have their lower e ges flanged inward y, as at 8, said flanges underlying the edges of the floor plate and being secured thereto bysuitable means, such as the rivets shown. .The upper edges of' 'the side plates are flanged outwardly, as at 9, to give 'lateral stiffness, and the end flanges of said plates .arealso flanged 10. The latter preferably are wider at their lower ends than at their upper, as shown' in Fi s. 3 and 4,'and project down somewhat; be ow'the lloor plate, as at 11, this being effected by suitably cuttin the blanks Aso rojecting part is formed. The floor plate the central portions of its ends projecting,

said plate. are bent or flanged downwardly.,

as at 13, to form transverse stilleners which.; i

are, effect, end or buffer sills. These end flanges 13 are of increasingdepth toward their ends, 'as shown in Fig. 3, and they ex- -tend sidewise beyond the edges of the .body

`of' the floor, as at 14, said projecting ends overlapping the 'downwardly projecting endsy l e vertical endflanges of the side 11 of t plates and being directly secured thereto, as y" means of rivets v15. This gives a very 'simpleand strong connectionl ati the lower 'corners of the body.

The Xed end late Sat its upper edge is flanged outward y, as at 16, to stillen the same and at its lower edge is flanged in- Vwardl' as at 17, said flanges `bein-g riveted direct y to the floor plate. The side edges of the end plate are riveted directly to the vertical'end flanges 10 of the side plates. At thev to rivete to the out-turned top flanges 9 of the corners flanged angle plates 18 areA side plates and top flanges 16 of the end .l

shown in Fig. 2 in order to recoive'a coupling member between said end and the'projecting part of the floor plate. The strap 22 is provided with a hole 2,3 and the floor plate and buHer member 19 are provided with ahole 24 in alinement with the hole' 22 in order to receive thecoupling pin, or other draft meni- `ber. v

The door 4 is" formed of a flat plate cut to the sha e of the end of the body and of: a size lto over ap the out-turned end ilanges ,1() of the side lates.. The upper edge of the door is flange outwardly, as at 25, to stillen the4 y. same, and itsvslde and bottoni-edges are stillened by having'rivoted to ils outer face the anglebar 2 6, although if desired this may be effected by' other moans. The door is proyvided with hinge straps 2T whose eyes are journaled on a transverse rod or shaft 2S Vmounted at-its ends in bearing members 29 secured tn the upper forward corners of the as ai 12, toiorm buflers. The end edges of body.- These bearing nwnibcrs are shown ns l V throne f1 0 angle tb placed the. side plates, and sim F13 of the bottom p pieces of vangle ban, Fig. 7 shows a vertical end flang not extend below the 4botto ing the operatin end-guided also secured to t e'car sides. projecting from the bottomis an opening for the lower end pressed plates of riveted to the inn I the other leg 3l #riveted to t an end flange l() cisaid side` )late.` lofvyer edge of the door is locked a vertically sliding tenter holes punche 'floor plate, said b ol h 'the horizontal. ar 26 andby ast ted to the Outer face. o upper end said `vvnhichnis eng lever pivoted a the 'outer face of the handlev 39 projecting u toward'the central li bracketlSS forms as vents the handle 39w from in .the uIllOcli chned -tolholdll The b 42 secur ,necting bear the vided on ingo which secures the block to t guide for-thebloc owever, maybe of anydesir y The main portion o of only 'iive pieces,

Walls, the bottom, th door.` The side edges, the bott nection with the iloor,;t a longitudinal stile'ner forming vertical stiliene serving Ataclunen of the namely, the down-turned 55 This provides a body forme number-of parts and with a ber of riveted or other joints. ,course, the vertical flan by sections of a Iigle shape, haviriga leg 30 a side plate and he outerface of in or bolt 32 adaptedtof through th`strapj22 and 1 ing guided vinV arhole flange orflegf of they ap or keeper' :B4-.rive fthe door. Apin is provided with aneye 35 aged .by one arm 3 6 of anaanglet 37 in a bracket v38 secu-ted to door and having its pwardly and inclined ne of the-door.

der'40`. which pre# being pulled too` far ent,4 while -the i11 osition of tpe gli; theininoc'-fp` ody Iis mounted uponthe usual axles ed yto the bottom of the body by conpiec'es l1l, anel-a`t their outerlends Wheels 44, 'as is usual.' the bottom of the body is a bra connection to cable'hauls when cars up an incline, said bracket b to the bottom plate and the latt the inside with. a s plate 45 throughwhich said r suitable brake block.47 is pro perated by a lever 48 pivot racket 49 secured to the'car si cken 4 5 for hauling the elng riveted Q1' being nrotrengthem'ng ivetspaSS. 'AA'- ded, this be?. ed on a strap des and llav-v by a strap '60, A brack'et 1 1 provided'withl 52of the strap e llever, and 'Tlel brake, ed construction; fthe body is compos 'namely-,' 'the' two side' eiixed end wall, and the'y platesare angeden all four r the verticalan es provilingl .conf e top flangefornii'ng and the end flan es rs, or stakes,

es 10 of the senses ofthe vertical endange 10 of the side-plate toni plat. -This form of lconnection provides 'single' riveted oit., Vas in the preferred form, but it has-the advantage o'f requirin les's 1. A. car :bodyjhaving side and bottom plates, the side, latesbeing provided at their ower edges Wit inwardly rojectin flanges which are secured tothe.'v ottom p ate and having their end edgesjbent outwardly to orm verticalstiffendr f ,c 2. A carfbodyhavi'ng side, and bottom owerledges witliinwrdly rojectin liange's which areseciredltef-the ottom 'lateand having z theirenddgeslient otwardly to form verticaletilfe'izrrsL and. an and plate `sccured tofthejendanges of the side plates.

.3. i VA 'car "-body' having side' and bottom platesfvertical sttleners a't the ends of the and thedown-turned end H ange 1-3 of the bot- :twoJ-iveted joints at each corner instead of awaste in cutting 'the side and bottom. p ates.

platea vthe side plates'v being providedat' their 'sideplatese'xtending outwardly therefrom,

: f1.1 AI Scarjb odyf havin platesfvertieal stenersiat the ends of-"the of 'and secured 'directlyt'o the lowe'r projectl ing endsof-'thevertical stilfeners.

j plateseigtending beyond the side edges thereof-a'ndfsecii'ed directly to theflower endslof es of the side plates. v y having side and bottoni platesfsu'itablyeecured together, and vertical fstil'eners ',at the ends of the side plates-'and and a so proje'ctingbelow their loWer.edges, -Wth"e bote as a convenient means' the at-v 'tm"platevv having its ends flanged" toform t ofthe i'ixed end plate and the ends transverse stiifeners .of the floor., eyelid-'the side edges thereof and seciireddiend llanges 31,3. f'rctlyjto the lower ends of the vertical' stiifd of aminirnum feners of the side plates. minimumnum- J 7. car body having side and bottom Obviously, of ges l0 might be re ngle bars rivtedqtol ilarly the end l late might be replac vhorizontal transverse stiifeners extendingbeplates suitably secured together, thje side 'plates having their ends flanged voutwardly to forni vertical stifl'eners, the bottom plate arres having its ends ianged to forniy horizontal 'transverse stifeners, and means. fonnecting y f if said-vertioaland horizontal stilieners. modification whereinthe Side Plteff' mj, 'and -thePvr-f '8. A car body having sidegandbottom g plates having their ends flanged to form ver- 5i A1 car bodyfh'aving side and bottom..v Aplates'.suitably-secured together, the sidev plates--havingtheir ends lianged -to formver- -sticalstie'nersextending below their-' -lovven` ,edges, andtran'sverse stiffeners f or4 the bottom l transye'rse stifnef's'on theends of the bottoni plate, and.means conneetingisaid vertical jsideplates'projecting-below the bottom, and f transverse stlifenersonft'he ends of the bottom platexei'c'tending beyond the side edges there .y

los' y plates suitably secured together, the side A thereof and secured tol the lower ends of the vertical stili'eners'. Y I

S). A car having a body open at one end, an end door hinged to said body and adapted to open upwardly and outwardly, a vertically. slidinior locking bolt carried by said door and' arranged to engage the bottom of thel body,

and an angle lever having one arm connected to the bolt and its free handle arm extending upwardly and arranged to maintain said bolt in its looked position by gravity. f

HANSEN have hereunto set my hand. l JOHN'M. HANSEN.. y Witnesses: l

ROBERT. 4C. TQ'TT'EN,

l l l' y, .l KELLER.`

In testimony whereof, I the 'said JOHN'M. Y 

